SUDO/SU Password Issue

[Garren Strocknar]

In Ubuntu I don't think you actually setup a root user.  You just set up
your initial user and it has sudo privileges.  if you want to setup a
password for root try this:

sudo -
<input password for user account>
passwd root

Hope that helps

On 7/31/06, Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I just switched from Debian Sid to Ubuntu Dapper and
> want to commend Ubuntu for their easy to install ISO
> image. I switched from Debian because I'm looking for
> an easy to maintain Linux OS and think I've found it.
> I had initial trouble logging on to gnome. It didn't
> recognize my password and come to think of it, I don't
> recall being asked for it during the install. This I fixed
> easily with adduser. However, I can't use sudo, or su, and
> don't recall being asked to give a root password during
> install. Perhaps I missed it.  Would appreciate cluing
> me in on how to setup a root account after the initial
> install. Thanks in advance for any suggestion or links.
> Plz copy my email on any replies as I'm not currently
> subscribed. You have a great OS.
>
> Leonard Chatagnier
> lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
>
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